Editing Pi Kappa Alpha (section)

==Activities==

===PIKE University===

Pike University is the name used for all of the fraternity's leadership programs. The program is administered by the fraternity's professional staff.<ref name="pikes.org PikeUni">{{cite web|url=http://www.pikes.org/subPikeUniversity.aspx?mode=spage&spid=88&pid=8|title=About Pike University|author=Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity|access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref> It was founded in 1948 as a [[501(c)(3)]] tax-exempt organization for charitable, literary & educational purposes. Events held by the university include the International Convention, the Academy, the Chapter Executives Conference, and several regional Leadership Summits. Pike University grants more than $100,000 in scholarships each year.

===PIKE Foundation===

In 1948, Pi Kappa Alpha established and chartered the "Pi Kappa Alpha Memorial Foundation" as a [[501(c)(3) organization]]. The foundation grants $350,000 in scholarships and grants to undergraduate members each year. It also provides funding to the fraternity and its chapters for leadership programs, scholarships, and chapter house facilities. The foundation grants initiation fee scholarships to undergraduates inducted into [[Phi Beta Kappa]], [[Omicron Delta Kappa]], [[Order of Omega]], [[Phi Kappa Phi]], and [[Tau Beta Pi]] honoraries.<ref name=1970PledgeGuide /><ref name=Folmsbee>{{cite book|last=Folmsbee|first=Stanley|title=History of Tennessee, Volume 4|year=1960|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|pages=838|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnsGAQAAIAAJ}}</ref>

The Pike Foundation also maintains and operates the Memorial Headquarters in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. This facility houses professional staff, the Harvey T. Newell Library, and the Freeman Hart Museum.<ref name="pikes.org MHQ" /> The building is a war memorial built in 1988 to recognize the military services of members who died in the line of duty.<ref name="pikes.org MHQ" /> A Gold Star Memorial was dedicated on August 1, 2008.<ref name="pikes.org MHQ">{{cite web|url=http://www.pikes.org/AboutMHQ.aspx?mode=spage&spid=51&pid=3|title=About Memorial Headquarters|author=Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity|access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="pike.org Fast Facts">{{cite web|url=http://www.pikes.org/FastFacts.aspx?mode=spage&spid=48&pid=3|title=Fast Facts|author=Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity|access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="GPO">{{cite book|title=United States of America Congressional Record 111th Congress, Vol. 155 - Part 7|year=2009|publisher=Government of United States|pages=9673|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GRMxoaZIn9cC&pg=PA9673}}</ref>[[File:Pi Kappa Alpha, Georgia Institute of Technology.jpg|thumb|278x278px|Pi Kappa Alpha at the [[Georgia Tech|Georgia Institute of Technology]]]]